Hypethek

East Central German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hypothek, from Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).

Noun

Hypethek f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) mortgage

Further reading

• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 145